[simpits-tech] F16 C Hull thickness

[shizznit at ihug.com.au]

Re: [simpits-tech] F16 C Hull thicknessRoger that Marv :) Look forwrad to it,

Believe it or not... one time I chatted to a Crew Chief that I fly with online said it was "about 5 inches"... that was the very first measurement I ever got... and I pull out my tape... and thought... WOW??? Especially after I did the maths on a 1:20 scale drawing... and my measurements simply didnt come anywhere near that... one crew chef i know is transfering from Alaska to Kunsan so he will be out of touch for a while. He said to me... "He uses his hand as a reference because that width is about the same as his palm and that measure up to 3 inch"... He said he will check for me when he gets to his new base (dont know when that will be).

I might transfer this post over to the viperpit.org forum. I am sure there will be someone else out there who would chase up that measurement or know how wide it is.

Cheers,

Al
Sydney, Oz

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marv De Beque 
  To: Simulator Cockpit tech list 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] F16 C Hull thickness


  Ha!

  Here is another dimension for you!  I don't have that part in my stock (although I have access to one at WP Museum).  However, I do have a real F-16 canopy rail.

  Measuring from the outer lip of the rail to the inside edge that rolls up it is 4.5" (11.43 cm).

  Since the locking arms are inside of the cockpit, that dimension from the inside edge of the of the locking arms to the outer edge of the rail is 3.5".

  I'll continue looking through my notes, but thee are individuals (Jim!) that have actual cockpit frames that can give you a definitive answer.

  Marv

  On 9/25/03 1:02 AM, "shizznit at ihug.com.au" <shizznit at ihug.com.au> wrote:


    Hi all,

    I am building a CG model block 50 F16 pit and got measurement for this part of the pit... 
    www.shizznit.com/question_hull_thickness.jpg <http://www.shizznit.com/question_hull_thickness.jpg> 

    in fact I had 3!(2 from CAD drawings and one from a crew chief) but they are all different by more than just a few millimetres...

    One drawing tells me its about 2/3/4" about 7cm
    the other drawing tells me its 3.5" about 8.91cm

    And then the crew chew told me its 3 inches... about 7.6cm
    Can someone share some light on that ?

    Cheers,

    Al
    Sydney, Oz


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